EFFECTIVE COATING MORPHOLOGY TO PROTECT ZR ALLOY CLADDING FROM OXIDATION AND HYDRIDING

EFFECTIVE COATING MORPHOLOGY TO PROTECT ZR ALLOY CLADDING FROM OXIDATION AND HYDRIDING

A coating for protecting a Zirconium alloy based layer of a nuclear fuel rod cladding is provided. The coating comprises a primary layer. A microstructure of the primary layer is comprised of a number of grains and is randomized. The primary layer is configured with a density of about 94.5% or great...

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Hauptverfasser: LAHODA, Edward J, WRIGHT, Jonathan, MATWAY, Roy J, ROBERTS, Gregory E, ADORNO-LOPES, Denise, JAWORSKI, JR., Allan Wayne, CZERNIAK, Luke, WANG, Guoqiang, OLSON, Luke C, MAIER, Benjamin R, BYERS, William A, LYONS, John Leo, ROBERTS, Elwyn, PARSI, Arash, VALLENCOUR, Chona P, METZGER, Kathryn E, WALTERS, Jorie
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTORS
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A coating for protecting a Zirconium alloy based layer of a nuclear fuel rod cladding is provided. The coating comprises a primary layer. A microstructure of the primary layer is comprised of a number of grains and is randomized. The primary layer is configured with a density of about 94.5% or greater. A cladding for a nuclear fuel rod and a method for producing a cladding for a nuclear fuel rod are also provided.